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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Gertie In Print

Readers, I have two articles out right now that I'm really excited about!

First, an article on Alfred Shaheen in the summer 2012 Stitch Magazine (of which I'm now a contributing editor--never thought I'd see my name on a masthead!).

This article was a dream come true to work on. Shaheen's work was the inspiration for my bombshell course, and he's one of my favorite designers of all time. To write a profile on him, I ended up getting in touch with his daughter and having several enlightening phone conversations about her father's work, their family history, and the surprising way Alfred was influenced by his mother's work as a seamstress. I also learned one of the sewing secrets behind the icornic "Shaheen Sheath" (see below)--clever elastic stays in the bodice! You can find this issue of Stitch in bookstores or you can order it online here.

Hello Gertie,I'm excited, great style. But what a pity, I live in Germany so I don't have probably the chance to get the magazine. Nevertheless, with your post I found sew daily, thank you for that.And I love your blog. How's the new house and the floor in your sewing room?Happy EasterMaggie

So, last week I was flipping through Stitch at Barnes & Nobles and saw the Alfred Shaheen article. I was like, "Wow, that totally looks like something Gertie would loooove, I bet she will post about it."

I "haha"-ed to myself when I saw you had actually wrote it! Great article, BTW. I really liked your look for SewStylish too! It made me sad that illusion necklines look so bad on me. I need to find someone who will let me make something for them with one so I can get the urge out of my system.